Interesting. I've been in a band before, but never tried to get signed or anything serious.
I'd guess, though, that labels have all sorts of resources to make bands popular that a band "startup" would have trouble tapping into. Do you think this is correct? Or is it just perceived...
There were some parts that were difficult, mostly finding vendors. It wasn't exactly easy to figure out who offered the best/cheapest shirts/stickers/cd pressing.
Other than that, if you hire an experienced PR person and booking agent, it is pretty much the same as a record label.
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Interesting. I've been in a band before, but never tried to get signed or anything serious.
I'd guess, though, that labels have all sorts of resources to make bands popular that a band "startup" would have trouble tapping into. Do you think this is correct? Or is it just perceived...
There were some parts that were difficult, mostly finding vendors. It wasn't exactly easy to figure out who offered the best/cheapest shirts/stickers/cd pressing.
Other than that, if you hire an experienced PR person and booking agent, it is pretty much the same as a record label.